| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Abdiel |
| Pennant | M 65 |
| Mod | 2nd Group |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 19 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 16 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in June 1965. |
Commands listed for HMS Ariadne (M 65)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN | 1 Jul 1943 | 23 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Capt. Francis Bernard Lloyd, OBE, RN | 23 Apr 1945 | 24 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Ariadne include:
28 Oct 1943
HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Ariadne (Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN) and HMS Gambia (Capt. N.J.W. William-Powlett, DSC, RN). (1)
29 Oct 1943
HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Ariadne (Capt. Lord Ashbourne, RN) and HMS Ashanti (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Barnes, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18397
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.